Evaluation Scoring

Each component of an educator's evaluation results in a score between 1 and 4. Each component is weighted according to a formula and the total is added to determine the summative rating. Official summative ratings are calculated by an educator's district/the Department, but the simulation tools below can be used to help educators get a sense of how the various components of an evaluation can affect a summative score.

Observation Signatures: Districts should ensure they have the proper documentation for each required observation in the teacher's personnel file by the time of the summary conference – including observer and teacher signatures. Districts using electronic records for observation reports might consider keeping one "signature page" in the teacher's file, listing the sign-off's after each observation. A number of districts have adopted this approach, which they have found to be very efficient.